The Brookhaven leader., 1887-01-06
TOWN AND COUNTY ITEMS.

ter goods.
"The Beautiful snow"-twO inches
deep.
Miss Katie johnson, has returned to
Meridian.
Miss Eliza Daushtry has returned fIom
birmingham, Ala.
Miss Ella Thornton, of Meridian, is Wis
ting Miss Minnie Hoskins.
The Christmas weather has come back
This week with heavy interest.
Rev. VIM. East, the rythmcal preacher,
maid us a call this week.
yicilants are requested to attend their
REGULAR meeting next Monday night.
The Baptists are taking the initiatory
steps to put their church in thorough re-
pair.
Miss Mary Connolly, who is attending
school at Chatawa, spent the holidays at
home.
The w. C.. 7. l.. will have an import
ant meeting at Mrs, Crutcher's this even
ing at 800
One of our loveliest little girls, Miss
May Cassidy, spent Christmas in Canton
and Jackson.
Mrs. b. T. Hobbs has returned after
an absence in Clinton, where Christmas
festivities reigned supreme.
The Chatauquan Circle meets tonight
Mt the residence of Maj. J. +. Sessions. A
full attendance Is requested.
Several of our ambitious young men
who are attending College elsewhere
spent Christmas at their homes.
When you are lengthening out your
days in "waiting for the train" ask MIR.
L. NJ. Bee for comfort. He never fails.
Messrs. Fulz 81 Dunford, the well
known market men, have a card in to-
days paper. Read it and give them a
call.
Mr.. Juuius Hart, of New Orleans, with
his lovely little daughter, spent last Sab
bath in town, the guest of Mrs. II. F.
johnson.
Mr.. Willard Gordon and wife, nee Miss
Mollie Gartman, of Claiborne county,
were visiting relatives here during the
holidays.
Misses Lutte Gadberry and Sallie Hos
kns enjoyed the hospitality of Miss Maria
Lowry at the Governors Mansion dur
ing the holidays.
Rev. J. IL. Parish has reopened his
school for boys. He is one of the best
teachers i'm the State and should receive
liberal patronage.
Miss Marci. McEwcn aud Miss Maggie
Hill, of the Whitworth Faculty. spent
their Christmas holidays at home, OK
ford and Macon, respectively.
Messrs. l.. T. Fitzhugh, Jr., Edwin
Kidd, Il. ID. Sessions, Warren Hoskins,
John Johnson and Nathan and Leon Pfelf-
or have returned to their respective Col
lcses.
Rev. A.. F. Watkins has consented to
preach at Old Brook the second Sunday
afternoon of'everv''month at 3O'clock. The
good people of that community will take
due notice.
We have been requested to announce
that there will lie meeting of the farm
ers in the vicinity of Brookhaven at the
Court House on Friday, January 14th,
for the purpose of organizing club.
Among the favored guests at Mrs. NJ. E
Strckland's fine New Year dinner was
the editor of the LEADER. Mrs. Strick
land and Mrs. J. w. Bennett never fail t.
make pleasant the stay 'the stranger
within their gates"
The case of Mayor Brennan VS.. Steve
Scobely, testing the legality OF his bee'
license obtained on the 9th of August
and which license Chancellor McLaurlr
decided valid, will be appealed to the su
preme Court.
The New York Voice offers $25 for bes
Third Party song, and SIS for the bes
Prohibition song. The songs to be sen
in by April LIST. We hope Miss Luial
Ragsdale will try. If she does she VII
succeed in taking first bonors.-S~or'
and Shield.
Miss Lulah Ragsdale, our talented po
etess and elocutOnist, is in Vlckburg TIL
week to take part in an entertainment
given by the amateur talent OF that city
The Vicksburgers are to be congratulate
on securing the aid of one whose ASSIST
auce will prove so valuable.
The Brookhaven and Pike county gu
climbs have agreed on match hunt t
take place to morrow or next day, tn
losers to pay purse of 800. The Brook
haven club contains several "crack shots
and we confidently expect to see thel
march off with the stake.
The Knights and Ladies of Honor an
their families will enjoy an elegant ba
ket and oyster supper tomorrow evenin
at their hall. 1t is hoped that all men
bers will participate and assist in maxim
the entertainment as enjoyable as pc
sible.
The College girls who remained for th
holidays ut Whitworth had q royal tim
Mrs. Kidd gave them an elegant Chris
mas and New Years dinner, and Pre-
Fitzhugh delighted them with an EMO,
able evening sociable and also took the